The Institute of Optometry (historically the London Refraction Hospital) at 56-62 Newington Causeway is situated in the middle of the Newington Triangle, an area for which the Southwark local authority has given planning permission for a major redevelopment.
The Institute has therefore been obliged to cease seeing patients at our long-standing home which to our great regret is due for demolition in September this year. In the present economic climate, it has not proved feasible to find an alternative location to continue our clinical activities.
We are naturally aware of our duty of care towards our many loyal patients so we are actively pursuing arrangements to preserve the clinical records of everyone who has been seen at the Institute within the last few years.
Full details will be given on this website and announced in the local press as soon as we have determined the best place but this will be an optometric practice independent of the Institute. It is hoped that where feasible patients will receive this information directly by means of email or SMS message. Patients, of course, have the complete freedom to select any new optometric practice which they may choose.
We are also making arrangements so that any charitable funds which the Institute holds will in the future continue to be used in a way which benefits both patients and the optometric profession.
56-62, Newington Causeway, London. SE1 6DS
Telephone 020-7234 9641
Fax 020-7403 8007
Email admin@ioo.org.uk